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zurückThe Actor at Work is the standard in its field, consistently providing students with a comprehensive yet simple look into the techniques and demands of acting.
For more than thirty years, the highly acclaimed The Actor at Work has offered students a thorough look at the underlying principles of the acting process. Centered on the concept of action, The Actor at Work covers all the major skills of the actor, including voice, speech, movement, analysis and role-playing. Using many ideas from contemporary psychology and various physical and spiritual disciplines, this text helps students uncover and develop the actors within themselves, as it encourages self-discovery through participatory activities and exercises.
The Actor at Work presents experiential exercises designed to help students develop a complete understanding of the physical, vocal, analytical, and ethical aspects of acting.
For more than thirty years, Robert Benedetti's highly acclaimed The Actor at Work has offered students a thorough focus on the underlying principles of the acting process.
An introduction to the fundamentals of beginning acting, The Actor in You enhances students' appreciation of the art of acting by helping them realize that they already possess, in principle, the basic skills of the actor: the ability to play a role, the ability to fulfill the sense of drama and to structure dramatic scenes, and the capacity to express emotion. Drawing exercises and examples from students' everyday lives and from well-known films and television programs, Robert Benedetti succeeds in deducing dramatic principles from those experiences and then applying them to everyday life for artistic purpose. Written in a personal and direct style, Benedetti presents a balance of theory and practical application in a clear and accessible format. Through a sixteen step organization, The Actor in You provides a direct, concise presentation and explanation of fundamentals for beginning students.
The Actor in Youserves as an introduction to beginning acting by helping students realize that they already possess the basic skills of an actor.
This text enhances the student's appreciation of the art of acting by helping them realize that they already possess, in principle, the following skills: the ability to play a role, the ability to fulfill the sense of drama and to structure dramatic scenes, and the capacity to express emotion. Without losing its simplicity, directness, and enjoyable writing style, this revised and enlarged edition has benefited from helpful suggestions by teachers who have used it successfully in the classroom. Drawing exercises and examples from students' everyday lives and from well-known films and television programs, Benedetti succeeds in deducing dramatic principles from those experiences and then applying them to everyday life for artistic purpose. Still organized in sixteen steps meant to correspond to the weeks of a typical semester or school year, The Actor in You provides a direct, concise presentation and explanation of fundamentals for beginning students.
The Actor in You serves as an introduction to beginning acting by helping students realize that they already possess the basic skills of an actor.
This text enhances the student's appreciation of the art of acting by helping them realize that they already possess, in principle, the following skills: the ability to play a role, the ability to fulfill the sense of drama and to structure dramatic scenes, and the capacity to express emotion. Without losing its simplicity, directness, and enjoyable writing style, this revised and enlarged edition has benefited from helpful suggestions by teachers who have used it successfully in the classroom. Drawing exercises and examples from students' everyday lives and from well-known films and television programs, Benedetti succeeds in deducing dramatic principles from those experiences and then applying them to everyday life for artistic purpose. Still organized in sixteen steps meant to correspond to the weeks of a typical semester or school year, The Actor in You provides a direct, concise presentation and explanation of fundamentals for beginning students.
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Well organized survey of the history of dress in the Western world. Examines the development of styles in relation to the cultural contexts of the time.
This comprehensive, multicultural text presents the history of theater within a framework of cultural and social ideas.
This text is intended to provide a concise history of dance for courses, both undergraduate and graduate, in the History of Dance.
The Enjoyment of Theatre continues to bring students the expertise of a proven author team - one whose strong academic credentials combine with a wealth of theatre experience to create a text that effectively conveys the importance and excitement of theatre. Both majors and non-majors will find reading this text as enjoyable as the theatre itself. Cameron and Gillespie make theatre "come alive" for all students in a comprehensive and accessible way.
The new edition of this highly successful, audience-oriented text builds on the strong foundation of previous editions. By recognizing both educational and cultural diversity in the 1990's, the authors use their vast knowledge and deep understanding of theatre to span its 2500 plus-year history and to show students how theatre is - and will continue to be - relevant to their everyday lives.
This guide, written by the leading expert in special education law, outlines the history of IDEA, the major purposes of the 1997 Amendment, and discusses its six guiding principles.
As a part of the Student Enrichment Series, this guide can be packaged for free with a core Merrill Education text, or it can be purchased in a package of 3 or more Student Enrichment guides at a net price of $4 each. This guide can not be purchased individually. To see a full listing of our Student Enrichment Guides visit http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/special_promotion_article/0,1146,PH+2272+cda,00.html. Please contact your local Merrill Education/Prentice Hall Representative for a special package ISBN before placing your order with your bookstore.
Film: A Critical Introduction provides a comprehensive framework for studying films, with an emphasis on writing as a means of exploring film's aesthetic and cultural significance.
This text's consistent and comprehensive focus on writing allows students to master film vocabulary and concepts while learning to formulate rich interpretations. Part I introduces readers to the importance of film analysis, offering helpful strategies for discerning the way films produce meaning. Part II examines the fundamental elements of film, including narrative form, mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and sound, and shows how these concepts can be used to interpret films. Part III moves beyond textual analysis to explore film as a cultural institution and introduce students to essential areas of film studies research.
This comprehensive history of cinema from its origins to the present-day treats the film medium as a global phenomenon with dynamic relationships among nations and cultures in all phases of its history. The text thoroughly covers the technological, aesthetic, and industrial history of films, but also emphasizes the medium's interconnections with economic, social, and political movements and events. Relating film dynamically to other arts, society, economics, politics and culture, this volume shows how the history of film was shaped by wars, depression, regimes, and events.
A series of lessons which effectively train singers in the pronunciation and vocalization of all the sounds in the English language.
Substantially revised for the Sixth Edition, A History of Film is a comprehensive international survey of film from its beginnings to the present.
This text highlights the contributions of major film-producing countries, significant filmmakers, and their films within social, artistic, economic, and technological contexts. This Sixth Edition incorporates major revisions designed to improve the book's focus and provide more balanced coverage.
Substantially revised for the Seventh Edition, A History of Film is a comprehensive international survey of film from its beginnings to the present.
This text highlights the contributions of major film-producing countries, significant filmmakers, and their films within social, artistic, economic, and technological contexts. This Seventh Edition incorporates major revisions designed to improve the book's focus and update its coverage.
Third edition has been thoroughly updated so as to reflect the contemporary dance scene and all trends in dance as a performing art and form of education. In addition, the coverage has been expanded to deal with more advanced topics -- such as the dancer/choreographer as entrepreneur. The authors have included discussion of the shift in artistic and creative philosophy from minimalism or nihilism toward figurative or objective art.
First published in 1968, History of the Theatre is the most comprehensive and widely used survey of theatre history. The eighth edition retains all of the traditional features that have made History of the Theatre a classic for over thirty years, including over 530 photos and illustrations, useful maps, and the expertise of Oscar Brockett, one of the most widely respected theatre historians in the field. Franklin J. Hildy contributes his scholarship and experience throughout the text and, in particular, to a discussion of English Theatre/Shakespeare (Ch. 6).
The authors have scrutinized each chapter closely to sharpen, update, and reinterpret information. Revised to include and address new revisionist scholarship, the eighth edition continues to provide the most thorough and accurate assessment of the history of theatre available.
A "genre" approach to theatre appreciation; new chapter on playwriting; added coverage on classic, neoclassic and Elizabethan theatre.
Play Directing describes the various roles a director plays, from selection and analysis of the play to working with actors and designers to bring it to life.
The authors emphasize that the role of the director as an artist-leader collaborating with actors and designers who look to the director for partnership in achieving their fullest, most creative expressions. The text emphasizes how the study of directing provides an intensive look at the structure of plays and acting, and of the process of design of scenery, costume, lighting, and sound that together make a produced play.
Students are guided through the whole process of working on a play, from analysis from the director's point of view to understanding style in scripts and production options. Aspriring directors are encouraged to use this foundation as a basis from which to set their own goals as creative and dedicated leaders.
Plays Onstage: An Anthology features a diverse range of plays ranging from the Classical Greeks to the present, including many important plays rarely seen in anthologies.
This new anthology includes twenty-one plays from a diverse group of playwrights. Both female and male playwrights are well-represented as well as plays from African-American, Hispanic, and Asian writers. An introduction to each play provides contextual analysis and background information for each.
The eighth edition of A Short History of the Movies continues the tradition-well-written, up-to-date, free of jargon-that has made it the most widely adopted textbook ever for college courses in film history.
This volume offers students a panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film, from the first movements captured on celluloid, to the early Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin shorts, through the studio heyday of the 1930s and 1940s and the "Hollywood Renaissance" of the 1960s and 1970s, to the pictures and their technology appearing in the multiplexes and sound palaces of today. This new edition, which has been revised and rewritten to reflect current scholarship, recent industry developments, and new films and filmmakers, represents an accurate, scrupulous updating of a classic.
Kawin's continued meticulous attention to the details of Mast's classic further improves the most accurate, authoritative, and comprehensive history of the movies available.
The Actor's Workbook helps students transition from being an acting student to becoming a working professional in a practical, motivating, and straight forward manner. After reading and completing the various workbook exercises of The Actor's Workbook, students will have a personalized marketing plan, business model, and resources for finding work as a new actor. Written in an up-beat and conversational tone by experienced actors and acting teachers, this workbook provides clear and direct answers to student questions about finding work as new professional while enabling educators to create their curriculum with ease.
Supported by active learning exercises, this text offers a collaborative approach to directing designed to help students work well in student and professional theatre groups.
The Director as Collaborator teaches essential directing skills while emphasizing how directors and theatre productions benefit from collaboration. Good collaboration occurs when the director shares responsibility for the artistic creation with the entire production, including actors, designers, stage managers and technical staff. Leadership does not preclude collaboration; in theatre, these concepts can and should be complimentary. Students will develop their abilities by directing short scenes and plays and by participating in group exercises.
The World of Theatre is the first introduction to theatre text to truly focus on diversity and globalism, integrating coverage of multicultural, international and experimental theatre throughout the text.
Theatre is presented as a global and multicultural form that reflects both traditional and evolving world views. While the American commercial theatre and European forms are central to the text, alternative theatres are placed side by side for comparison and contrast in each chapter, thus avoiding the sense of "otherness" created by devoting separate chapters to diversity and departures from the western tradition. This text sets itself apart form the competition in asserting that theatre is a multifaceted and evolving form, which must be studied in all its variety in order to be fully understood. Reflecting the changing, increasingly diverse student population as no other text does, The World of Theatre will foster new interest in the course and help increase enrollments in the department.
A general introduction to theatre appreciation which looks at different levels of interaction in the theatre experience. Strong coverage of theatre in different cultures.
For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Film, Introduction to Cinema, and Film and Drama.
Designed to help students analyze movies with precision and technical sophistication, this book focuses on formalism-how the forms of the film (e.g., camera work, editing, photography, etc.) create meaning. It retains the same principle of organization as its predecessors-structuring chapters around the realism-formalism dichotomy-while it updates each chapter to integrate more recent developments, contemporary films, and personalities in the field.
With skills-focused exercises ranging from beginning to advanced levels, Writing for the Stage takes students through the creative process to develop a stageworthy script.
The purpose of Writing for the Stage: A Practical Playwriting Guide is to provide students with a variety of exercises to help develop writing skills for the stage that eventually lead to the creation of a script. Although there is no magic formula-no right or wrong way to create a dramatic work-there are still traditional expectations for plot, conflict, theme, character development, dialogue, etc. that need to be discussed.